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Given the importance of risk assessment to public health decisions, food safety agencies have established mechanisms to engage the entire food industry on such issues.

Nanoparticles are being studied for use in improving packaging to prolong shelf life and increase barrier properties to reduce contamination.

The decisions of risk managers are judgments reached by weighing facts and factoring in historical precedents.  

The 2005 FDA Food Code was known to be a model of food safety for retail operations.

FDA encourages the industry to thoroughly review its GRAS notification submission procedures before sending a notification to the agency.

This article describes how to submit a Food Contact Substance notification to FDA and how the food contact notification review process works.

An important advantage for both state regulatory agencies and dairy processing plants is that HACCP implementation fosters a cooperative team approach.

Effective food safety and nutrition policies improve public health without imposing unnecessary costs on industry or the public.

For a lab to receive accreditation, it must be able to prove to an accrediting body that its tests are applicable, appropriate and functioning correctly.

This article explores the details of the 2004 Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak, the methods used to link cases of illness and subsequent actions by industry to prevent future outbreaks.